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First-line therapy with dacomitinib, an orally available pan-HER tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for locally advanced or metastatic penile squamous cell carcinoma: results of an open-label, single-arm, single-centre, phase 2 study.
BJU international - 1 Mar 2018
Necchi Andrea, Lo Vullo Salvatore, Perrone Federica, Raggi Daniele, Giannatempo Patrizia, Calareso Giuseppina, Nicolai Nicola, Piva Luigi, Biasoni Davide, Catanzaro Mario, Torelli Tullio, Stagni Silvia, Togliardi Elena, Colecchia Maurizio, Busico Adele, Gloghini Annunziata, Testi Adele, Mariani Luigi, Salvioni Roberto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To harness the frontline therapy in advanced penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC), for which chemotherapy exerts moderate activity but poor efficacy. Dacomitinib is an irreversible, pan-epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) inhibitor. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a phase 2 study (NCT01728233), patients received dacomitinib 45 mg/day, orally, continuously. Inclusion criteria were SCC histology, clinical...
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